spacers WOF

[Ae92typeX]

Depending where you go it could be a sticky one. Spacers are a no, but when attached to the mag ive heard conflicting views that they become part of the mag, not a spacer between. Unless wof actually take off the wheel, which is unlikely, they wont know about the studs, but if you dont think there is enough why are you driving around on it!- get longer studs!
I reckon it comes down to where you go?...One of my car had front and rear spacers(non attached) on it for a few wof's at a vtnz station and they never said a thing.

[MetalupYoAss]

Putting spacers on your wheels puts the whole weight of the car onto the studs, which is bad.

Putting spacers on your car that change the offset from factory specs will move the weight/load to one side of the wheel bearing instead of spreading it evenly, all this does is screw your wheel bearings quicker. The wheel studs only hold the wheel to the hub.

he dosent care, he just wants to know if it'll pass a wof or not

[gt4mike]

You need to remember that wheel bearings are designing to take pretty strenuous loads going over bumps, and cornering at high speeds, which I'd say will be massively in excess of the difference made from spacing the wheels a small amount. Also spacers are often used to get the wheels located in the same position as the standard wheels, and more often than not the bearing isnt centred in the width of the wheel, so just about all cars will be placing an uneven load across the bearing during rest. If you do put spacers on I'd just keep an eye on the play in the bearings - and if they do wear out you can just replace them.

I think the most critical part is that if you are spacing the wheels out you find a solution that maintains the centre locater for the wheel. If you don't have that you do put all the weight of the car on the studs - which they aren't designed for. The reason the clamped down on spacers was people with the flat plate type ones which left all the cars weight on the studs having their wheels coming off going over bumps and around corners. Most of the japanese bolt on type ones are machined to locate onto the existing locater, and also have a locater machined on the wheel side of the spacer.

[dxtawagon]

thanks for the help everyone, think th locater holds on tight to the hub so that
is a plus, still thinkin bout lengthening studs though

[starlet drifter]

i got 6mm spacers (not alot i know) on my starlet, i just got some longer hilux studs, heaps of thread, gonna help me pass cert

[dxtawagon]

hey Starlet Drifter, howd you go about getting old studs out and new ones in??, where did you get your hilux studs from?? new? or pik a part or something??
cheers

[MR LEVIN]

I had spacers on my evo 1 when i put my new wheels on never had a prob or got pulled up for a wof.

[nraged30]

i reckon adapter plates seem alot safer than spacers..
ive got 40mm adapters on my ke30 and ive never had a problem..
kan get em made up at places like elite wheels etc..

if ya wanna put like 17's on ya kar then id get sum adapters made up!